Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsatisfactory wash results

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Possible cause

 

Remedy

 

 

 

 

You used liquid

Liquid detergents usually

Use powdered detergent that

detergent and the

do not contain bleaching

 

contains bleach.

laundry isn't clean.

agents. They may fail to

Load the detergent into the

 

remove fruit, coffee and

 

compartment ￿.

 

tea stains..

Never load liquid detergent

 

 

 

 

 

and a stain remover together

 

 

 

into the dispenser drawer.

There is a sticky

Not enough detergent

For heavily soiled laundry,

grey residue on the

was used to break down

 

you can add more powdered

laundry (fat

the grease in heavily

 

detergent, or use liquid

deposits).

soiled laundry.

 

detergent.

 

 

Before washing the next

 

 

 

load, run the 60°C wash

 

 

 

program with liquid

 

 

 

detergent, but no laundry in

 

 

 

the machine.

There are white

Some powdered

Once the laundry is dry, try

spots that look like

detergents contain an

 

using a brush to remove the

powdered

insoluble mineral

 

flecks.

detergent on your

ingredient (zeolites) that

In the future, use detergents

dark garments.

acts as a water softener.

 

without added water softener

 

This can form a deposit

 

to wash your dark items.

 

on fabrics.

 

Most liquid detergents do not

 

 

 

contain zeolites (water

 

 

 

softeners).

 

 

Use the Darks program only

 

 

 

for these items.cf

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Miele W 1612 operating instructions Unsatisfactory wash results